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Eurasian curlews still breeding in Ireland,
raising concerns that the bird will
become extinct in that country. The stone-
curlews are not true
curlews (family...
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plover in its own
family Pluvianellidae. The stone-
curlews are not
closely related to the
curlews,
genus Numenius, that
belong to the
sandpiper family...
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Eurasian curlew or
common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very
large wader in the
family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most
widespread of the
curlews, breeding...
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little curlew, doe-bird, and doughbird.
These last two
names come from its
fatness during early migration south.
Eskimo curlews are
small curlews, about...
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Caprimulgus are
smaller and fly in a
different manner. Like most stone-
curlews, it is
mainly nocturnal and
specialises in
hunting small gr****land animals;...
- The
Curlew is a song
cycle by
Peter Warlock on
poems by W. B. Yeats. It is
generally considered one of the composer's
finest works. It was
written between...
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pattern of the slender-billed
curlew would be hard to make out in the field. This
species shows more
white than
other curlews; however, the
white underwing...
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Eurasian stone-
curlew is
largely nocturnal,
particularly when
singing its loud
wailing songs,
which are
reminiscent of that of
curlews. Food consists...
- Last of the
Curlews is a novel, a
fictionalized account of the life of the last
Eskimo curlew. It was
written by Fred Bodsworth, a
Canadian newspaper...
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Williams guitar;
Chris Cochrane guitar;
Kenny Wolleson drums. Meet the
Curlews! (2002, Cuneiform)
George Cartwright saxes; Fred
Chalenor b****;
Davey Williams...
